Fatuma Zarika W10 Catherine Phiri ... Fighting in Nairobi, Kenya's Fatuma "Iron Fist" Zarika outclassed Zambia's Catherine Phiri (13-3) via unanimous decision to retain the WBC bantamweight title on Saturday. Zarika (30-12-2) withstood deep cuts above her right eye and eye below her left eye, to convince the judges by scores of 97-92, 98-95 and 99-92. It was Zarika's first title defense. She won since winning the title in October 2016 from Jamaican Alicia Ashley and had one non-title bout since then. "I knew I was leading and could have still won if the bout was stopped any time if the bleeding from the cuts persisted," said the jubilant 35-year-old Zarika. source: wbc